In 2012 (filmed May 11th and broadcast on the 20th) Channel 4 held a 3rd Comedy Gala night, in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital. A DVD went on sale after broadcast.
The venue was the O2 Arena and the stars on the night (in alpha order) included:
- Jo Brand
- Kevin Bridges
- Alan Carr
- Paul Chowdhry
- Jack Dee
- Lee Evans
- Micky Flanagan
- Reginald D Hunter
- Jimeoin
- Keith Lemon (Leigh Francis)
- Sean Lock
- Michael McIntyre
- Lee Nelson
- Andi Osho
- Jon Richardson
- Jonathan Ross
- Seann Walsh
- Jack Whitehall
- Josh Widdicombe
During the broadcast the ad breaks were spoofs – “Alan and Jimmy Carr hijack the ads”. This was following the success of the 2010 ad hijacking (here) and 2011 (here).
In the order that they appear in the video below:
- Jackpot Joy (Barbara Windsor & Alan)
- Specsavers (Alan and Gordon Ramsey)
- Snickers (Joan Collins and Alan)
- Cadbury’s (Alan)
- Magners (Alan)
- Go Compare (Alan and Jimmy)
- Drench (Alan)
- Walls (Jimmy)
- National Lottery (Jimmy and Alan)
- Fosters (Jimmy and Alan)
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